Secretary Launches Global Threat Reduction Initiative DOE Lab

JUNE 2004

DOE-funded researchers receive Presidential honors

Secretary launches Global Threat Reduction Initiative

DOE lab researchers win technology transfer awards

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June 2004 1 U.S. Department of Energy Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham discussed energy security and nonproliferation issues with world leaders and at major conferences during a six-country 3 trip in mid May 2004.

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News Office: DOE This Month even researchers funded by the Department of Energy (DOE) were Office of Public Affairs - PA-40 U.S. Department of Energy presented the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Washington, DC 20585 Engineers at a White House ceremony, May 4, 2004. The Presidential Internet Mail Address: S award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Government on outstanding [email protected] scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent careers. HQ cc:mail: THISMONTH,DOE In a ceremony at DOE Headquarters before the White House event, the researchers received DOE Early Career Scientist and Engineer Awards Deadline for submissions: 15th of every month for the following month. sponsored by the Department’s Office of Science and Office of Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration. In the photograph, l-r, DOE PA-0027-6 are Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham; Carl Boehlert, Alfred University; Vol. 27, No. 6 Jeffery Blackmon, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Jonathan E. Menard, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory; Edmond Chow, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL); Christine Orme, LLNL; Krishnakumar Garikipati, University of Michigan; and Sergei Maslov, Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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2 DOE This Month Secretary addresses IEF, IAEA; meets with senior officials in six countries Secretary of Energy Spencer on May 25. There, the Abraham began a nine-day inter- Secretary met with Minister of national trip on May 19, 2004, Development Demetris Sioufas that included conferences and and officially transferred hand- meetings in six countries: held radiological detection Austria, Greece, Poland, equipment to Greek officials Russia, The Netherlands, and to support increased security the United Kingdom. Discus- for the upcoming Summer sions focused on world energy Olympic Games. issues, energy security, and Secretary Abraham ad- nonproliferation. dressed delegates at the Inter- On May 20, in London, national Atomic Energy Agency U.K., Secretary Abraham met Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham (left) is (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, on with British government offi- greeted by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail May 26, and launched a com- cials on energy developments Fradkov on May 27, 2004. prehensive global initiative to and nonproliferation issues. secure and remove high-risk The U.K. and the United States an- to discuss world energy issues, held nuclear and radiological materials. nounced two partnerships to pro- May 22-24. Secretary Abraham ad- In Moscow, Russia, on May 27, mote sustainable, affordable dressed the IEF Opening Session Secretary Abraham met with newly energy in the developed and devel- and the Panel Discussion, “Oil and confirmed Russian Prime Minister oping world—the Efficient Energy Gas Compared.” The Secretary also Mikhail Fradkov to discuss U.S.- for Sustainable Development held bilateral meetings with energy Russian nonproliferation and (EESD) Partnership of the U.S. officials of several countries. energy cooperation. The Secretary Clean Energy Initiative and the U.K. The Secretary signed a Memoran- also signed a bilateral agreement Renewable Energy and Energy Effi- dum of Understanding (MOU) on between the U.S. and Russian ciency Partnership (REEEP). The May 22 with Norwegian Minister of Federation concerning the repatria- EESD agreement was signed May 20 Petroleum and Energy Einar tion of Russian-origin highly en- by Secretary Abraham; Stephen Steensnaes that will enhance research riched uranium (HEU) research re- Timms, MP and Minister of State for in a number of areas of mutual ben- actor fuel to Russia (see related Energy, E-Commerce and Postal efit, including carbon sequestration, article, page 4). Services; and Margaret Beckett, MP hydrogen, and clean fuels. The two On May 28, Secretary Abraham and Secretary of State for Environ- countries have existing cooperative invited Poland to become the 17th ment, Food and Rural Affairs. The agreements through the auspices of member of the Carbon Sequestra- U.S. joined REEEP on April 28, 2004. the International Energy Agency, but tion Leadership Forum. The Secre- While in London, Secretary this is the first formal agreement be- tary extended the invitation during Abraham gave a major speech to tween the U.S. and Norway to ad- remarks after touring the “ELCHO” members of Chatham House, the vance energy research and develop- power plant in the Silesia region home of the Royal Institute of In- ment projects. of southern Poland. The plant, ternational Affairs, a world-leading On May 23, Secretary Abraham powered with clean coal technol- institute for analysis of international signed a MOU with Minister Zhang ogy developed under DOE’s Clean issues. Secretary Abraham addressed Guobao, Vice Chairman of China’s Coal Program, allows the region to the question of how the world National Development and Reform use its abundant supply of coal, should tackle the energy challenges Commission (NDRC), to launch the while still improving air quality. The of the 21st century and the role sci- U.S.-China Energy Policy Dialogue. Foster Wheeler circulating fluidized ence and technology will play in The MOU follows Secretary bed boilers that power ELCHO are meeting those challenges. Abraham’s meeting in Beijing with based on the technology that powers From London, Secretary NDRC Chairman Ma Kai in January a similar plant in Jacksonville, Fla. Abraham traveled to Amsterdam, 2004 (DOE This Month, February Additional information on the The Netherlands, to participate in 2004). The Dialogue will strengthen different segments of the Secretary’s the International Energy Forum energy-related interactions between trip and his remarks at Chatham (IEF) Ministerial Meeting, a high- the two countries, the world’s two House and the IAEA are available at level biennial informal gathering largest energy consumers. http://www.energy.gov, click on that brings together energy-produc- The next stop on Secretary “Press Room,” and then click on ing and energy-consuming nations Abraham’s trip was Athens, Greece, “Press Releases” and “Speeches.” ❖

June 2004 3 Secretary addresses IAEA, launches new Global Threat Reduction Initiative Secretary of Energy Spencer a new U.S. program to secure, removal efforts. Also, the United Abraham addressed an audience of remove, or dispose of an even States plans to dedicate more than delegates at the International Atomic broader range of nuclear and radio- $450 million to the GTRI; but height- Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, logical materials—the Global Threat ened international cooperation will Austria, on May 26, 2004. Secretary Reduction Initiative (GTRI). The be needed. Secretary Abraham has Abraham told delegates that the De- GTRI will be carried out in close proposed that the IAEA and interna- partment of Energy (DOE) has made cooperation with the IAEA and global tional community join the U.S. in significant strides in securing and re- partners. Specifically, the U.S. will: holding a GTRI Partners’ Conference moving nuclear materials of concern • Work in partnership with Russia later this year. to the United States and the interna- to repatriate all Russian-origin On May 27, in Moscow, Russia, tional community, mainly by improv- fresh highly enriched uranium Secretary Abraham and Russian ing the security of hundreds of tons fuel by the end of next year and Federal Agency for Atomic Energy of weapons-usable material in Russia. accelerate and complete repatria- Director Alexander Rumyantsev But, he said, there still exists a sig- tion of all Russian-origin spent fuel signed a bilateral agreement between nificant amount of proliferation-sensi- by 2010; the U.S. and Russian Federation gov- tive nuclear materials in dozens of • Take all steps necessary to acceler- ernments concerning the repatriation research reactors and other locations ate and complete repatriation of of Russian-origin highly enriched throughout the world. U.S.-origin research reactor spent uranium research reactor fuel to “We have worked with Russia to fuel from locations around the Russia. This is the first item of work down-blend over 200 metric tons of world within a decade; under the GTRI. highly enriched uranium (HEU) from • Work to convert the cores of civil- Under the agreement, more than dismantled Russian nuclear weapons, ian research reactors throughout a dozen countries are eligible to and just in the last eight months have the world that use HEU to low en- receive financial and technical repatriated 48 kilograms of Russian- riched uranium fuel; and assistance from the U.S. and others origin HEU in three separate opera- • Work to identify other nuclear and to ship their fresh and spent tions, including the most recent radiological materials and related research reactor fuel to Russia for removal of 17 kilograms of Russian- equipment not yet covered by ex- safe and secure management. origin HEU from Libya. Neverthe- isting threat reduction efforts. The agreement reaffirms the U.S. less, we must continue to press for- To help achieve this, Secretary and Russian Federation’s shared ward in our efforts to reduce the Abraham has directed DOE’s Na- commitment to reduce global threat posed by proliferation-sensi- tional Nuclear Security Administra- stockpiles of weapons-usable tive nuclear materials and high-risk tion to consolidate and accelerate the nuclear materials, to reduce the radiological materials,” Secretary Department’s nuclear materials re- threat of international terrorism, Abraham said. moval programs and rapidly identify and to prevent the proliferation of In response to this evolving and address any gaps in current weapons of mass destruction. ❖ threat, Secretary Abraham launched security coverage and recovery or

Assistant Secretary Roberson resigns On June 15, Assistant Secretary for “Jessie Roberson has provided success and commitment to improv- Environmental Management Jessie smart solutions to tough problems in ing the Environmental Management Roberson resigned from office, effec- cleaning up Department of Energy program. Her considerable talents tive July 15, 2004. In her letter to (DOE) sites by implementing our Ac- and can-do attitude will be sorely President Bush and Secretary of En- celerated Cleanup Program,” Secre- missed at the Department. Presi- ergy Spencer Abraham, Roberson tary Abraham said. “She has funda- dent Bush and I thank her for her said, “Although I was planning to mentally changed the culture of the dedicated service to this Adminis- serve the full term, personal family Department’s Environmental Manage- tration and for her outstanding matters have required a change to ment program, thereby ensuring that record of achievement.” my plans; but I can assure you that I this very difficult program has a Principal Deputy Assistant Secre- leave behind a strong and capable roadmap for success. tary for Environmental Management program in good hands. Much has “At every cleanup site in the DOE Paul Golan has been appointed to been accomplished in your first term complex, we have witnessed prog- serve as Acting Assistant Secretary for in office.” ress based on Jessie’s commitment to Environmental Management. ❖

4 DOE This Month DOE labs recognized for technology transfer Researchers at six Department of Argonne National Laboratory Energy (DOE) national laboratories • Improved Electrodialysis Operation have received the Federal Laboratory with Buffer Solution Consortium (FLC) Excellence in Lawrence Berkeley National Technology Transfer Award for 2004 Laboratory (with Lawrence in recognition of their efforts to Livermore National Laboratory transfer Federally developed technol- and Sandia National Laboratories) ogy to the marketplace. The awards • Minimizing Casualties from a were presented May 5, 2004, at the Chem/Bio Attack: Preparation, Consortium’s national meeting in Training, and Response Resources San Diego, Calif. Lawrence Livermore National “The FLC Awards highlight the Laboratory remarkable and vital contributions • RadScout Handheld Nuclear made year in and year out by re- Material Identifier searchers at the DOE national Oak Ridge National Laboratory laboratories,” Secretary of Energy • Lab-on-a-Chip Spencer Abraham said. “By doing • Microcantilever-Based Biosensors outstanding research and develop- • Robust Wireless Technologies ment in key areas, the labs achieve for Extreme Environment scientific breakthroughs that ad- Communications The Electrodynamic Ion Funnel vance our national and energy • Thin Film Rechargeable Lithium developed at Pacific Northwest security. What’s more, the DOE Batteries National Laboratory increases the national laboratories serve as im- Pacific Northwest National sensitivity of analytical devices such as portant engines of economic devel- Laboratory mass spectrometers. opment, creating new industries • Alpha Particle Immunotherapy for and jobs, enhancing our nation’s Treating Leukemia and Solid-Tumor The FLC was organized in 1974 competitiveness and improving our Metastases and formally chartered by the general welfare and quality of life.” • Electrodynamic Ion Funnel Federal Technology Transfer Act Since the awards program began • Inductively Coupled Plasma/Mass of 1986 to promote and strengthen in 1984, researchers at DOE national Spectrometry Collision/Reactor Cell technology transfer nationwide. laboratories have received 250 of the Technology More than 700 major Federal labo- 565 FLC Excellence in Technology More information about the ratories and centers and their par- Transfer Awards presented to date. awards program and the DOE ent departments and agencies are DOE researchers won 10 of the 25 winners is available at FLC members. Additional informa- awards presented this year. The http://www.science.doe.gov/sub/ tion on the FLC is available at 2004 award-winning projects are: Accomplishments/flc/index.htm. http://www.federallabs.org/. ❖

LANL, LLNL contracts to be separate Separate competitions will be future contracts,” Secretary of Energy a single solicitation, or separated. conducted by the Department of Spencer Abraham said. “Separating The Secretary’s decision for separate Energy for the management of its these two competitions will achieve competitions is a result of significant Lawrence Livermore (LLNL) and Los that result.” internal study and is influenced by Alamos National Laboratories (LANL). Secretary Abraham announced in the recommendation of the Secretary The current contract for LLNL will be April 2003 his intention to conduct a of Energy Advisory Board Blue Rib- extended beyond its Sept. 30, 2005, competition for the management of bon Commission on the Use of Com- expiration date in order to separate LANL. The current contract expires in petitive Procedures for Department of the two competitions. Both laborato- September 2005. It was also previ- Energy Laboratories. ries are currently managed by the ously announced that a competition The LANL contract competition will University of California. would be conducted for the manage- be conducted by DOE’s National “I have concluded that it is very ment of LLNL. What had not been Nuclear Security Administration. The important to ensure we have the decided was whether these competi- schedule for Request for Proposals will broadest possible competition for tions should be linked, conducted as be announced in the near future. ❖

June 2004 5 Secretary launches Science.gov 2.0 Science.gov 2.0, the next major from the 12 participating science step in government science informa- agencies—Departments of tion retrieval on the Internet, was Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, launched May 11, 2004, by Secretary Education, Energy, Health and of Energy Spencer Abraham in an Human Services, and the Inte- event at Department of Energy rior; Environmental Protection (DOE) Headquarters, Washington, Agency; Government Printing D.C. Secretary Abraham hailed the Office; National Aeronautics and endeavor as a successful promotion Space Administration; National of the E-gov initiative of the Science Foundation; and the President’s Management Agenda. National Archives and Records More than 47 million pages of au- Administration. thoritative science information from DOE’s Office of Scientific 17 government science organizations and Technical Information within 12 Federal agencies are avail- (OSTI) in Oak Ridge, Tenn., able for search on Science.gov, Secretary Abraham (far left) and Raymond hosts the Science.gov Web por- http://www.science.gov. Now, Orbach, Director, Office of Science, unveil tal. The new relevancy-ranking taking a hint from the commercial the new Science.gov 2.0 Internet site. technology was funded through search engine Google, Science.gov the Small Business Innovation has introduced relevancy ranking to results, to the most promising medical Research Program in DOE’s Office sort through the government’s vast advancements, Science.gov connects of Science. OSTI funded the reservoirs of research and rapidly citizens to the world of science.” application of the technology to return information to users. The event was attended by repre- meta-searches in the deep Web, “These agencies together have sentatives from the Science.gov where traditional search engines combined innovative technology, Alliance, including co-chairs Eleanor generally cannot go. forward thinking, and hard work to Frierson, Deputy Director, National The Science.gov Web portal build an invaluable science resource,” Agricultural Library, and Tom Lahr, provides its unique search capability Secretary Abraham said. “From the Deputy Chief, Biologic Informatics to 30 databases and 1,700 Web sites. most current information on new Program, U.S. Geological Survey. The The information at Science.gov is technologies, to historical research Alliance is a voluntary working group free. No registration is required. ❖ DOE sites win pollution prevention honors On Earth Day 2003, Secretary of Yucca Mountain Project won DOE use of construction materials contain- Energy Spencer Abraham made a pollution prevention Best In Class ing recycled content through training commitment that the Department of Awards. These sites demonstrated and procurement requirements. The Energy (DOE) will protect the envi- how solid and hazardous waste gen- Yucca Mountain Project earned a ronment while conducting its na- eration can be eliminated or dramati- Closing the Circle honorable mention tional security and energy-related cally reduced by procuring environ- for its paper use reduction efforts and missions. The support of DOE sites mentally preferable products and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, for its for that commitment was demon- services, integrating environmental excellence in environmental protection strated through recently announced management systems (EMS) and sus- through EMS implementation. 2004 pollution prevention honors. tainable design into all site operations, Information on these award-winning Battelle Memorial Institute, which and implementing pollution preven- pollution prevention practices is avail- manages or co-manages DOE’s tion opportunity assessment solutions able at http://www.eh.doe.gov/p2/ Brookhaven, Oak Ridge, and Pacific in projects and processes. p2awards/nomination_list_ Northwest National Laboratories; 2004 White House Closing the edit_jsp.asp. More information on Hanford Site; Idaho National Engi- Circle Awards also were presented to the Department’s progress in imple- neering and Environmental Labora- Battelle Memorial Institute for its cor- menting environmental management tory; Los Alamos National Laboratory; porate commitment to environmental systems and meeting its pollution pre- National Energy Technology Labora- stewardship and Environmental Man- vention goals is available in the re- tory; National Renewable Energy agement Systems that exceeded the In- cently issued EO 13148 Greening the Laboratory; Sandia National Laborato- ternational Organization for Standard- Government Through Environmental ries/New Mexico; Savannah River ization (ISO) 14001 standard and to Management Annual Progress Report Site; Strategic Petroleum Reserve; Sandia National Laboratories/New 2003 at http://www.eh.doe.gov/oepa/ Y-12 National Security Complex; and Mexico for significantly increasing the data/eo13148/2004reports.pdf. ❖

6 DOE This Month Powerful $avings campaign to educate public

A new partnership between the Garman said. “Energy efficient Both DOE and the Alliance offer free Department of Energy and the Alli- improvements and tips are easy ways consumer booklets with helpful ways ance to Save Energy (Alliance) will for Americans to save energy and to reduce home energy bills that are focus on increasing public awareness money in their homes and in their important elements of the campaign: on the importance of energy effi- cars, which supports our economy • Energy Savers: Tips on Saving ciency and smart energy practices and protects our energy security.” Energy & Money at Home is both at home and on the road. The The Powerful $avings campaign available from DOE in both year-long “Powerful $avings” public will include broadly disseminated English and Spanish by calling education and awareness campaign video, audio, and print news re- 1-877-337-3463 or at is designed to provide consumers leases; op-ed pieces; and satellite http://www.energysavers.gov. with the information and tools neces- media tours. DOE and Alliance of- • Power$mart: Easy Tips to Save sary to make smart energy choices a ficials and spokespersons will rein- Money and the Planet can be part of their daily lives. force the message in their public ordered from the Alliance by call- “This new effort will be a coordi- appearances around the country. ing 1-888-878-3256. An animated nated campaign to help consumers The new campaign continues the version can be previewed at make smart energy choices,” Assis- “smart energy” campaign launched http://www.ase.org/ tant Secretary for Energy Efficiency last summer by Secretary of Energy powersmart/index.html where and Renewable Energy David K. Spencer Abraham. customization details can be found. ❖

ARM sites designated a national user facility The Atmospheric Radiation Mea- Slope of Alaska, the surement (ARM) Program sites have Southern Great Plains been designated a national scientific in Oklahoma, and the user facility by the Department of Tropical Western Pa- Energy (DOE). The resulting new cific. The new ARM Climate Research Facility (ACRF) Mobile Facility is similar has the potential to contribute to a to the permanent ACRF wide range of interdisciplinary sci- sites in that it contains ence in areas such as hydrology, many of the same in- ecology, and weather forecasting. struments and data sys- A call for Fiscal Year 2006 campaign tems, but it is designed proposals went out to the scientific to be deployed around community, opening the facility’s the world for cam- resources to increased scientific re- paigns lasting up to search from around the world. 18 months. Additional “The thing to remember is that ACRF capabilities in- ARM still represents the scientific re- clude the ARM Data search program focused on improving Archive and the Un- This artist’s 3D rendering shows the ACRF Mobile our understanding of cloud and ra- manned Aerospace Ve- Facility operations shelter, which houses the diation processes using the facility hicle Program. instrument computers, data and communications data,” Wanda Ferrell, ARM Program Since 1990, the ARM systems, and several instruments. Director, Office of Science, said. Program has sponsored “ACRF encompasses the infrastructure scientific field measurements and study cloud formation processes and (sites, instruments, data, etc.) that en- modeling studies designed to im- their influence on radiative transfer ables the ARM science, and allows the prove the representation of clouds and to measure other parameters that global scientific community to use and radiative processes used in determine radiative properties in the that infrastructure for other research computer models that predict the atmosphere. The sites and their ac- as well.” weather and simulate the earth’s companying infrastructure and data The goal of the ACRF is to provide climate. Through the ARM Program, products now are available to the scientific researchers with unique data DOE’s Office of Biological and Envi- global scientific community through and tools to facilitate scientific appli- ronmental Research has funded the the ACRF. cations for improving the under- establishment of heavily instru- Further information on the ACRF standing of climate. ACRF’s perma- mented field research sites around is available at http:// nent sites are located at the North the world. These sites are used to www.arm.gov/acrf/. ❖

June 2004 7 Fermilab ships its first magnet for Large Hadron Collider

The Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) has shipped the first of a series of advanced, superconducting magnets to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Re- search in Geneva, Switzerland. The magnet will play a key role in the operation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a new particle accelerator due to begin operating in 2007. The departure of the 43-foot, 19-ton magnet marks the culmination of a decade-long Fermilab effort to design, develop, manufacture, and test the next generation of focusing magnets for particle accelerators. Next-generation superconducting magnet systems built at three DOE national laboratories—Fermilab, Brookhaven, and Lawrence Berkeley—represent a significant part of the $531 million total U.S. contribution to the LHC machine and detectors. At left, the Fermilab magnet is in its steel shipping cylinder. L-r, are Fermilab-LHC Project Manager James Kerby, Fermilab Director Michael Witherell, US-LHC Project Manager James Strait, and DOE Office of Science Director Raymond Orbach. ❖

Savannah River locks the door on the RBOF facility The Spent Fuel Project at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site has locked the door on the Receiving Basin for Offsite Fuels (RBOF), signal- ing that the facility has been deactivated and placed in a virtually “mainte- nance-free” mode in preparation for eventual decontamination and decommissioning activities. In the photograph, Todd Sipes, Spent Fuel Project Operations (left), and Don Bishop, H Area Completion Projects, turn the key. Remaining utilities to the facility will be shut down late this month. The RBOF deactivation follows the facility’s deinventory, which was completed in October 2003, years ahead of the original schedule, saving approxi- mately $12 million in operating costs (DOE This Month, December 2003). DOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management Jessie Roberson praised the deinventory milestone as one of a handful of achievements across the DOE complex that “underscore the significant progress in the Department’s efforts to accelerate cleanup across the Nation.” ❖

NREL brings Zero Energy Homes to homebuilders

Imagine living in a community where homeowners can save 60 percent on their monthly utility bills thanks to energy-saving features that are part of the standard home package. With the help of scientists and engineers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Labora- tory (NREL) through DOE’s Zero Energy Homes initiative, Premier Homes is building just such a community, the first of its kind, in Sacramento, Calif. A Zero Energy Home combines renewable energy technologies, such as solar panels, at left, and solar hot water systems with advanced energy- efficient construction and appliances so that the house uses no more energy than it produces in a year. DOE began the initiative to move the latest research from its national laboratories into homes. NREL is working with four teams to introduce the Zero Energy Homes concept into the single-family, new-home construction industry: ConSol, Stockton, Calif., which worked directly with Premier Homes; Davis Energy Group, Davis, Calif.; NAHB Research Center, Upper Marlboro, Md.; and Steven Winter Associates, Norwalk, Conn. ❖

8 DOE This Month Brookhaven Lab’s small business fair its biggest ever

A record 300 attendees packed the ninth biannual small business fair held recently at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The fair was sponsored in collaboration with DOE, the Brookhaven Town Small Business Advisory Council, the Small Business Development Center at BNL, Farmingdale Uni- versity, and Stony Brook University. Small business personnel were given the opportunity to network with buyers from large businesses to understand their needs, with the goal of winning contracts. “The event was a great success,” said Jill Clough-Johnston, BNL Small Business Liaison Officer. “Brookhaven Lab awarded about $30,000 worth of orders to small businesses right at the fair.” In the photograph, Mary-Faith Healey (right), head of BNL’s Office of Pro- curement and Property Management, and Paul Simons (far right), BNL Procurement Operations Manager, look over some of the scientific equipment displayed by Brookhaven Lab’s Jackie Timko (far left) and Paul Giannotti. ❖

BPA completes Celilo Converter Station modernization

On June 2, the Department of Energy’s Bonneville Power Adminis- tration (BPA), Siemens Corporation, and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power celebrated the completed modernization of BPA’s Celilo Converter Station (right) at The Dalles, Ore. Celilo is the north- ern end of the 846-mile direct current (DC) Pacific Intertie that connects the Pacific Northwest with Los Angeles, Calif. The intertie is the largest single line on the BPA grid, the largest (3,100 megawatts) and longest DC line in the United States, and can move enough power for three cit- ies like Seattle, Wash., up or down the West Coast. The modernization project retired the last of the 1970 vintage power converters that had six-foot vacuum tubes; the original equipment had lasted more than twice its expected life. The new system, which uses solid-state silicon chips four inches in diameter, should keep the DC intertie humming for another 35 years or so. The modernized Celilo also will be cooler, safer, and ecologically improved. BPA crews did most of the modernization work, reducing project costs. ❖

Fernald razes last uranium production building

Fluor Fernald demolition crews recently brought down the Pilot Plant (right) at the Department of Energy’s Fernald Site. The plant was the last of 10 former uranium complexes that produced high purity uranium metal from 1951 to 1989 to support the nation’s weapons production needs. “Despite the challenges and all of the unknowns you face when taking down a 40-year-old plant, the workers were committed to safety,” said DOE Fernald Director Bill Taylor. The former Fernald production area sits on 125 acres in the middle of the property. Uranium production plants once stretched over nine city blocks with buildings standing anywhere from one to seven stories tall. Over the years of production, the plants and the soil beneath them were contaminated. With the demolition of the last building, soil exca- vation workers will begin removing contaminated concrete and soil beneath the surface of the old plant. Additional information is available at http://www.fernald.gov/Cleanup/D&DfactSheets.htm. ❖

June 2004 9 Early career scientists, engineers honored At a May 4, 2004, White House investigator and as a team member,” • Jonathan E. Menard, Princeton ceremony, seven researchers funded Secretary Abraham said. “Individually Plasma Physics Laboratory, for per- by the Department of Energy (DOE) and collectively, they continue to be forming studies to optimize the sta- received the Presidential Early Career sources of invaluable technical direc- bility of fusion plasmas and provid- Award for Scientists and Engineers. tion and expertise in support of the ing the heart of the physics basis The Presidential award is the highest Department’s research and develop- for a new, spherical fusion plasma honor bestowed by the U.S. Govern- ment and national security missions.” reactor; and ment on outstanding scientists and At the DOE event, five of the sci- • Christine Orme, LLNL, for her engineers who are beginning their entists from the Department’s na- work on understanding the physical independent careers. tional laboratories received the Office mechanisms of biomineralization A total of 57 researchers supported of Science Early Career Scientist and and developing methods to investi- by eight Federal Departments and Engineer Award. The winners are: gate mineralization at the nanoscale. agencies were honored. Each re- • Jeffery Blackmon, Oak Ridge Na- Two university researchers re- searcher received a citation, a plaque, tional Laboratory, for his use of ra- ceived the Office of Defense Pro- and a commitment for continued dioactive beams to understand how grams Early Career Scientist and Engi- funding of their work from their agency stars explode; neer Award for their work in support for five years. Dr. John Marburger, Di- • Edmond Chow, Lawrence Livermore of national security. The winners are: rector, Office of Science and Technol- National Laboratory (LLNL), for his • Carl Boehlert, Alfred University in ogy, presented the awards. contributions to the field of compu- New York, for research into struc- Before the White House ceremony, tational science, including scalable tural intermetallics and metal matrix the seven researchers described their numerical algorithms; composites; and; work at a ceremony hosted by Secre- • Sergei Maslov, Brookhaven Na- • Krishnakumar Garikipati, Uni- tary of Energy Spencer Abraham at tional Laboratory, for his contribu- versity of Michigan in Ann Arbor, DOE Headquarters. “Each of these tions to the physics of complex sys- for efficient numerical solutions of researchers has made a distinctive tems, with applications such as non-local models of solids. ❖ contribution both as an independent cellular biology;

New process used to demolish Hanford facility

The Department of Energy’s “This is one of those unique projects August (DOE) Richland Operations Office where we could see the day-to-day 28-Sept. 3 World Renewable Energy (DOE-RL) and contractor Fluor progress. It’s important that we’re Congress VIII (WREC VIII) and En- Hanford, Inc. have completed demo- able to share our data and lessons ergy Technology Expo and Confer- lition of the first of three plutonium learned with other sites because ence (ETEC), Denver, Colo. Cospon- concentration facilities at Hanford we’re all aiming for the same goal— sored by the Department of Energy’s Site. A first-of-its-kind process was safe environmental cleanup,” (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency used in the demolition. Steve Veitenheimer, DOE-RL Project and Renewable Energy and others; Plutonium-containing solutions Manager, said. hosted by DOE’s National Renewable were processed at the 233-S Pluto- “We worked extensively with Energy Laboratory. WREC VIII, held nium Concentration Facility from employees to figure out how to bring every two years, will provide a forum 1956 to 1964. The multistory build- down this highly contaminated facility for energy suppliers and consumers, ing was highly contaminated because safely,” Mike Lackey, Vice President, governments, industry, academia, and of the work performed there and Deactivation and Decommissioning, financial institutions from around the various incidents over the years. Fluor Hanford, said. “There wasn’t a world to discuss the development of During the “free air” demolition, single OSHA-recordable injury during energy sources that are secure, sus- crews applied a fixative to the walls to demolition and no skin contamina- tainable, accessible, and economically glue contamination in place so that the tions during more than 4,000 em- viable. ETEC will offer international facility would not have to be decon- ployee entries into the work site. representation of all renewable taminated prior to demolition. A large We’re proud of our safety record and energy technologies and showcase fogger machine maintained a mist of accomplishment. We think this ap- the diversity of technology solutions. water over the site to control dust and proach can be applied to future Additional information is available at prevent the spread of contamination. Hanford demolition projects.” ❖ http://www.nrel.gov/wrec. ❖

10 DOE This Month Scientists at the Department of Researchers at the Department of Combining the power of the sun Energy’s Los Alamos National Labo- Energy’s Pacific Northwest National and the wind might be cheaper and ratory have developed a novel ther- Laboratory (PNNL) are developing a more reliable than using just solar mometer and a fluorescent material system to rapidly produce hydrogen energy alone, or, in some cases, than that responds rapidly and reversibly from gasoline in a car. Instead of connecting to a utility grid. Re- to temperature. The material could building a new infrastructure of hy- searchers with the Photovoltaics be the basis for highly sensitive opti- drogen fueling stations, gasoline can International Program at the Depart- cal thermometers useful in biological be converted or reformed onboard ment of Energy’s National Renew- monitoring, medical, industrial, and the vehicle. One approach uses able Energy Laboratory (NREL) are security applications. Molecule-based steam reforming, in which hydrocar- testing and collecting data on hybrid optical thermometers have limited op- bon fuel reacts with steam at high power systems, including a small erational ranges on the order of only a temperatures over a catalyst. Hydro- hybrid solar and wind energy system few degrees. The Los Alamos ther- gen atoms are stripped from water at NREL’s Outdoor Test Facility, to mometer is accurate to one-tenth of a and hydrocarbon molecules to pro- show how these systems can power degree and responds to temperature duce hydrogen gas. The problem has remote households and villages as ef- changes ranging from 77 to 284 de- been a 15-minute wait before driving. fectively as solar, wind, diesel, or bat- grees Fahrenheit, giving it a wider It has taken steam reformer proto- tery power alone. “Hybrid systems temperature range than any existing types that long to come up to tempera- show how wind and solar comple- fluorescent thermometer. The re- ture to begin producing hydrogen. ment each other in a big way,” searchers currently are working to ad- PNNL has demonstrated a very com- Lorenzo Roybal, NREL, says. “Either vance several promising applications, pact steam reformer which can pro- the sun is shining or the wind is as well as encapsulating the material duce large amounts of hydrogen-rich blowing, so there is always some- to create temperature-sensitive paints. gas from a liquid fuel in only 12 sec- thing producing power.” (Sarah (Todd Hanson, 505-665-2085) onds. (Susan Bauer, 509-375-3688) Barba, 303-275-3023) ❖ DOE emergency management group meets The Department of Energy (DOE) The guest but we do. Not everybody gets Emergency Management Issues Special speaker was to make a difference, but we do. Interest Group (EMI SIG) held its an- Linton Brooks, Above all, not everybody gets to nual meeting in Washington, D.C., Under Secretary act in the service of something May 3-6, 2004. The theme of the of Energy for larger than them, in the service of meeting was “National Perspectives on Nuclear Security our country, but we do. Don’t Emergency Management—A Capitol and Administra- forget what a privilege that is.” Concept.” Speakers from several Fed- tor, NNSA. Other speakers included rep- eral agencies addressed current emer- Administrator resentatives from the Departments gency management issues from their Brooks stressed of Health and Human Services respective agency’s perspective. that “emergency and Homeland Security, Federal The EMI SIG, established in 1986, is management is Bureau of Investigation, Federal a network of emergency management the last line of Emergency Management Agency, professionals working together toward defense for our and Centers for Disease Control a common purpose—to foster the various opera- NNSA Administrator and Prevention. Oleg Kalugin, exchange of information, ideas, tions when natu- Linton Brooks addresses former head of worldwide foreign resources, and products of interest to ral phenomena attendees at the EMI SIG counterintelligence for the Russian support the DOE emergency manage- strike, equipment annual meeting. KGB, provided his perspective on ment community. The group is spon- malfunctions, en- terrorism and counterintelligence sored by DOE’s Office of Emergency gineering safety systems fail, humans in the closing address. Management, National Nuclear Secu- make mistakes, and terrorists and mal- For more information on EMI SIG rity Administration (NNSA). Approxi- contents attempt to cause mass casual- and the meeting, contact the group’s co- mately 600 DOE Federal and contrac- ties or significant life-style disruptions ordinator, Dorothy Cohen, Emergency tor employees are members of EMI by various means.” Management Laboratory, Oak Ridge SIG. More than 170 members at- He continued, “Not everybody gets Institute for Science and Education, tended this year’s annual meeting. to do important and meaningful work, 865-576-2007, or [email protected]. ❖

June 2004 11 Argonne hosts science careers for women conference The 17th annual “Science Careers several different labo- in Search of Women” conference was ratory tours. The day held recently at the Department of concluded with a ca- Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. reer booth exhibit. More than 300 students from 46 “The conference is schools throughout the Chicago, Ill., designed to expose area participated in the day-long con- students to a variety ference, which aims to encourage of careers in science high school women to consider and engineering and careers in science and technology. real-life women in The conference featured a key- those professions. I note address by Denise Casalino, hope we inspire many Commissioner of the Department of of the students to pur- Planning and Development, City of sue technical careers,” Chicago. Casalino is a civil engineer said Kirsten Laurin- who has directed many major engi- Kovitz, a mechanical Pat Zriny, Argonne National Laboratory, conducts a neering projects, including the engineer at Argonne superconductivity demonstration for students attending $200 million Wacker Drive recon- and chair of the con- the conference. struction project in Chicago. ference. “If we In the morning, the students par- broaden the outlook ticipated in panel discussions with of even one girl, it will be worth it.” there is still a lot of work to be done speakers from a variety of scientific According to the National Science to encourage women to enter certain and engineering disciplines. Panel- Foundation, enrollment of women in science and engineering fields,” ists shared their personal experiences undergraduate science and engineer- Laurin-Kovitz notes. “This is an ex- and insights on what a career in sci- ing programs is rising. In fields such tremely complex problem, and we ence and technology is really like as engineering, the percentage of believe that programs such as Sci- and how to pursue such a career. women earning bachelor’s degrees ence Careers in Search of Women are Students were grouped by their rose from one percent in 1966 to 18 a part of the solution.” area of interest for lunch with a percent in 1996. However, women’s The conference is sponsored by woman scientist in that field and more enrollment in mathematics and com- Argonne’s Office of the Director and informal, one-on-one conversation. puter science programs declined. Division of Educational Programs After lunch, students had a choice of “We’re making great progress, but and DOE’s Office of Science. ❖

DOE, TVA to study advanced new nuclear plant The Department of Energy (DOE) two-unit ABWR plant. This technol- Bechtel, Global Nuclear Fuels- will cooperate with an industry team ogy is a Generation III nuclear power America, and USEC Inc. Following led by the Tennessee Valley Author- plant that is based on a design devel- completion of the study in April ity (TVA) to conduct a detailed study oped by General Electric and certi- 2005, TVA will decide whether to file of the potential construction of a fied by the Nuclear Regulatory Com- a combined Construction and Oper- two-unit Advanced Boiling Water Re- mission (NRC) in 1997. While no ating License (COL) application with actor (ABWR) nuclear plant on TVA’s plant using this technology has been NRC and consider subsequent steps Bellefonte site near Hollywood, Ala. built in the United States, three for building a new nuclear plant. The 10-month, $4.25 million study ABWR plants are successfully operat- The project, to be conducted under will help TVA decide whether to ing in Japan and three additional DOE’s Nuclear Power 2010 program, build a new, advanced technology units are under construction in Japan was proposed by TVA in response to nuclear plant at the site by the and Taiwan. The specific design be- a program financial assistance solici- middle of the next decade which ing evaluated for the Bellefonte site tation issued Nov. 20, 2003. The could produce more than 2,600 will reflect modifications made by program seeks to achieve an industry megawatts of electricity. DOE will the Japanese firm Toshiba, reflecting decision in 2005 to proceed with a fund half of the cost associated with that company’s successful experience COL application for at least one new the study. with the technology in Japan. nuclear power plant that can begin The Bellefonte project will detail TVA will lead a project team that commercial operation early in the the cost and schedule for building a includes General Electric, Toshiba, next decade. ❖

12 DOE This Month The Department of Energy’s The University of California at Los On May 4, 2004, William D. (DOE) Idaho National Engineering Angeles (UCLA) and the National Igni- Magwood IV, Director of the Depart- and Environmental Laboratory tion Facility (NIF) at the Department of ment of Energy’s (DOE) Office of (INEEL) coordinated the 15th annual Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Livermore Nuclear Energy, Science and Tech- Hispanic Youth Symposium in Sun National Laboratory have created a nology, gave students at Wilkinson Valley, Idaho, April 30-May 2, 2004. UCLA/NIF joint professorship. The High School in Orangeburg, S.C., a The symposium was sponsored by tenure-track appointment at the assistant glimpse into the future by demon- DOE, INEEL, state agencies and professor level will reside in UCLA’s strating hydrogen fuel technologies. employers, and regional colleges electrical engineering and physics de- “It is important that we begin to pre- and universities. About 300 Idaho partments. The professorship will cre- pare and inspire the next generation Latino high school students gath- ate a “natural avenue” for UCLA faculty of scientists and engineers who will ered for a weekend of motivational and students to pursue research in lead the transition to a hydrogen- speakers, skill competitions, and high energy-density plasma physics, based economy and build the ma- interactive workshops. Over 150 inertial confinement fusion, and astro- chines and infrastructure that will scholarships valued at more than physics at the world’s most powerful make it a reality,” Magwood said. The $430,000 were awarded to 109 laser facility. The professorship is students learned about hydrogen and students at the symposium. Earlier modeled after existing joint appoint- fuel cells through a series of experi- this year, Idaho Governor Dirk ments between UC San Diego and the ments that taught them how to build Kempthorne recognized the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center at model fuel cell cars. DOE is encour- Hispanic Youth Symposium with a DOE’s Los Alamos National Labora- aging the study of hydrogen and fuel Brightest Stars Award for being an tory and between UC Davis and UC cell technologies in schools to inspire exemplary program in making a San Francisco and the Advanced Light the next generation of scientists and positive difference in the lives of Source at DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley engineers needed to bring the vision children across the state of Idaho. National Laboratory. of a hydrogen economy to reality. ❖

Module 1 of ePME project to be deployed On Sept. 30, 2004, the Department Officer of Science, and Chair of ePME’s Administration (NNSA) is participat- of Energy’s (DOE) research and de- Executive Steering Committee. When ing in ePME’s development and has velopment (R&D) program man- fully implemented, Electronic Receipt and the option of using or leveraging agement will be streamlined with the Review is expected to: technology solutions implemented as deployment of the first module of • Increase efficiencies by streamlining part of the system. the e-Government Corporate R&D the process for developing and The ePME team tested a Module 1 Portfolio Management Environment approving new and ongoing field prototype in March and April 2004 and (ePME) project. The ePME Module 1, work proposals; confirmed that the system meets Electronic Receipt and Review, will • Offer a one-stop repository for field DOE’s and the national laboratories’ enable the Department’s Program Sec- work proposals; business needs. Pilot participants in- retarial Offices engaged in research • Interface with other DOE corporate cluded DOE Headquarters, Fermi Area and development to electronically re- systems, such as I-MANAGE; Office, Fermi National Accelerator ceive, review, and approve national • Reduce paper need and streamline Laboratory, Golden Field Office, Na- laboratory proposals for new and R&D submission, processing, and tional Renewable Energy Laboratory, ongoing R&D activities. Module 2, approval processes; and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Electronic Portfolio Management, is • Reduce the administrative burden Ridge Operations Office, NNSA Service proposed for development. associated with responding to the Center, and Sandia National Laboratories. “DOE’s e-Government Corporate field budget call. The team is working closely with R&D Portfolio Management Environ- The Office of Science has the lead organizations to prepare for full de- ment is designed to offer a one-stop for the ePME project. However, all ployment of Electronic Receipt and repository for the Department’s R&D Program Secretarial Offices that en- Review by providing hands-on train- portfolio, enabling the tracking of R&D gage in R&D are participating in de- ing, web-based training, and various projects from inception to closeout,” said veloping the system and will be using outreach events. For more informa- James Decker, Principal Deputy Director, it. The National Nuclear Security tion, visit http://epme.doe.gov/. ❖

June 2004 13 Walter Warnick, Director of the De- something I’ve wanted since I was a of the Chemistry Division at the De- partment of Energy’s Office of Scien- kid,” says Hernandez, the son of Mexi- partment of Energy’s Argonne Na- tific and Technical can migrant farmworkers. Hernandez tional Laboratory, a position he has Information, has was an electrical engineer at LLNL for been serving in an acting capacity. been appointed to 15 years before taking a leave of ab- Wagner conducts research into serve on the Deposi- sence to join NASA in 2001. His work chemical dynamics in the gas phase. tory Library Council at LLNL included the X-ray Laser Pro- As division director, he leads a staff to the Pubic Printer gram and digital mammography. of 90 employees who work in chem- of the United States. Hernandez, who will train as a mis- istry research areas ranging from Also, Warnick has sion specialist, is the fourth astronaut photosynthesis to superconductivity. been named to chair to be affiliated with LLNL. CENDI, an inter- Thomas E. Shea has been named Di- agency working group of senior sci- rector for Defense Nuclear Nonprolif- entific and technical information Mike Bebon has been selected as eration Programs at managers from 11 Federal agencies, Deputy Director for Operations at the the Department of representing over 97 percent of the Department of Energy’s Pacific Fiscal Year 2004 Federal research and Energy’s (DOE) Northwest National development budget. Brookhaven Laboratory. Shea’s National Laboratory experience in inter- Herschel Smartt, engineer and leader (BNL), a position national safeguards of the Metals Joining and Manufactur- he has held in an and nonproliferation ing Group at the Department of interim capacity includes 24 years at Energy’s Idaho National Engineering since 2003. Since the International and Environmental Laboratory, is the joining BNL in 1987, Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, recipient of the A.F. Davis Silver Medal Bebon has served in Austria, where he was involved in from the American Welding Society. several managerial positions, includ- such areas as establishing and imple- Smartt and colleagues from Vanderbilt ing Assistant Laboratory Director for menting basic IAEA safeguards concepts University were recognized for their Facilities and Operations. As Deputy and developing new IAEA nuclear research in controlling robotic friction Director, Bebon will oversee nine materials verification systems. ❖ stir welding and for advancing weld- major operating divisions, BNL’s En- ing technology in machine design. vironmental Restoration Program, and two senior level staff offices. Kenneth White has been named Manager of the Office of Educational Programs at the Department of Bonnie Hong, Counterintelligence Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Program Information and Special Laboratory (BNL). He has served as Technologies Program technical ex- Office of Inspector General (IG) Interim Manager of the office since pert at the Department of Energy’s reports: The Department’s Report- December 2003. White will oversee Idaho National Engineering and Envi- ing of Occupational Injuries and BNL’s involvement in several core ronmental Laboratory (INEEL), re- Illnesses (DOE/IG-0648); Major educational programs supported by cently was named the 2004 INEEL Cleanup Projects at the Idaho Na- DOE’s Office of Science and a variety Woman of the Year in recognition of tional Engineering and Environ- of programs offered by BNL for stu- her professional and community ac- mental Laboratory (DOE/IG-0649); dents ranging from elementary complishments. Tom Middleton, Allegations Involving Occupa- school to college level. INEEL Safeguards/Personnel Security tional Medical Services and Tank manager, received the laboratory’s Farm Vapor Exposures at the Jose M. Hernandez, on leave from Federal Women’s Recognition Award Hanford Site (I04RL003); Manage- the Department of Energy’s Lawrence for his leadership and support of ment Controls Over Administra- Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), women in the workplace. tion of the WERC Project (OAS-M- is one of 11 men and women selected 04-03). The reports are available by the National Aeronautics and Space from the U.S. Department of Energy, Administration (NASA) to join the 2004 Albert Wagner, well-known theoreti- IG Reports Request Line, 202-586- Astronaut Candidate Class. “This is cal chemist, has been named Director 2744, or at http://www.ig.doe.gov. ❖

14 DOE This Month YEARS OF SERVICE International - Pamela W. Cochran Portsmouth/Paducah - Michael J. June 2004 (35), Wanda M. Klimkiewicz (35), Dabbert (30). Richland - James E. Headquarters Marian K. Thompson (35). Science - O’Connor (25). Savannah River - Mary B. Dison (25). Security - Seaward Middleton, Jr. (35), Priscilla A. Chief Information Officer - Cathy A. Stephen M. Stern (30). Security & Wilson (35), Dorothy M. Green (25), Hutzell (30 years). EIA - Albert D. Safety Performance Assurance - Diana C. Hannah (25), Richard L. Gerard (35), Nancy A. Masterson (35), Glenn S. Podonsky (25). Huskin (25). Savannah River Site/ David W. Costello (25), William D. NNSA - Clay H. Ramsey (25). Watson, Jr. (25). Energy Efficiency & Field Renewable Energy - Mary F. Gerald Albany Research Center - Joseph H. Schenectady Naval Reactors/NNSA - (40). Environment, Safety & Health Tylczak (25). Bonneville Power - Glenn M. Millis (30). Southwestern - Carol M. Borgstrom (30), James C. Snell Robert E. Albenesius (35) Martin A. Power - Harry Mardirosian, Jr. (25). (30). Environmental Management - Larsen (35), David B. Pidduck (35), Strategic Petroleum Reserve - Gregory John C. Lehr (35), Eugene C. Schmitt Robert J. Ries (35), Donald J. Rubard R. Magallanez (40), Audrey G. Grant (35), Richard J. Schassburger (25). FERC (35), Michael W. Berg (30), Frank E. (25), Robert J. Kahl III (25). Western - Patricia S.P. Johnson (35), Ruby A. Meek Brown (30), Steven F. Fucile (30), Irvin Area Power - Raymond J. Kub (35), (35), Martha E. Altamar (30), Relonna J. W. Housinger (30), John E. Odgaard Maxwell K. Morse (35), Thomas A. Gilmore (30), Lyle T. Hanagami (30), (30), Robin R. Pierson (30), William D. Eimers (30), Melanie J. Reed (30), Lula M. James (30), Peter A. Leitzke Schmidt (30), Donald R. Sterley (30), Kenneth C. Wolohon (30), Aurelio A. (30), Cheum Ni (30), Joseph C. Athey Thomas R. Sutton (30), John M. Taves Brown (25), Nancy G. Crocker (25), M. (25), Toyia L. Johnson (25). (30), Susan L. Wiese (30), Joyce M. Susan Earley (25), Cindy L. Rogers (25). Chan (25), Harry W. Clark (25), J. Fossil Energy - Richard A. Dye (35), Michael Freeman (25), Bertha L. Hill RETIREMENTS Vanessa Dodson-Cunningham (30), (25), Ruth L. Hiraki (25), John E. May 2004 Sheila M. Hopkins (30), Selena B. Macula (25), Marla L. McCombie (25), Headquarters Thomas (30), Anthony J. Como (25). Alaina D. Redenbo (25), Gregory G. General Counsel - Robert J. Marchick Stults (25), Arturo R. Velasco (25). EIA - Martha M. Johnson (20 years). (35), Norma H. Noble (35), Pamela M. FERC - Richard A. Rosell (26). Pontillo (30). Hearings & Appeals - Chicago - Jane L. Monhart (35), Inspector General - Raymond G. Patricia G. Spencer (35). Independent Michael J. Klimas (30), Charles A. Busen (37), Lynn B. Moran (27). Oversight & Performance Assur- Zagozdon (30). Idaho - David A. Management, Budget & Evaluation - ance - Victor I. Crawford (30). Clark (30). Kansas City Site/NNSA - Gary S. Davis (31), Ronald C. Ricks, Sr. Inspector General - Donald G. Gregory A. Betzen (30). Los Alamos (35). NNSA - Ralph E. Erickson (30), Farmer (30), Daniel M. Weeber (30). Site/NNSA - Richard X. Tom (30). Owen B. Johnson (35). Legacy Management - Jack R. Craig NETL - Kathleen B. Fear (35), Michael (30). Management, Budget & Evalu- J. Hilterman (35), John W. Kleinhenz Field ation - Michael L. Righi (35), George (30), Robert M. Kornosky (30), George Bonneville Power - Robert W. Beraud M. Tengan (35), David M. Treacy (35), W. Pukanic (30), Carl O. Bauer (25), (34), Kathleen L. Billesbach (26), Karen Roy L. Craig (30), Frank G. Dulovich Robert L.P. Kleinmann (25). NNSA H. Currier (26), Douglas D. Douthit (30), Derea R. Hawkins (30), Brian D. Service Center - Galvin H. Brown, Jr. (34), Robert L. Jones (26), Thomas P. Costlow (25), Rachel M. Samuel (25). (30), Frances L. Davis (30), Sharon E. Maclachlan (32), Thomas A. Munson House (30), Elaine M. Ramirez (30), (26), Verne G. Newsom (38), Michael NNSA - Douglas S. Newton (35), Steve M. Yazzie (30), Laura A. Barr T. Orr (32), Philip M. Schmid (16), Eugene R. Romero (35), Candace J. (25), Shirley L. Peterson (25), Bruce F. Michael C. Vogel (35). Idaho - Dennis Benner (30), Randall L. Estes (30), Rose (25). W. Green (25), Michael G. Judd (26), Cheryl P. Fitzgerald (30), Terry L. Keiser Thomas L. Must (21). NNSA Service (30), Daniel D. Rose (30), Gail R. Oak Ridge - Patricia H. Smith (30), Center - Leland G. Elster (31), David L. Young (30), Diane K. Larsen (25), Beverly J. Harness (25), R. Max Smith Marks, Jr. (37). Oakland - Martin W. David D. Zamora (25). Nuclear En- (25). Ohio - Robert S. Rothman (30). Molloy (38). Ohio - Steven G. Casto ergy - Joseph A. Bartell (30), Virginia Pantex Site/NNSA - Karl E. Waltzer (31). Western Area Power - James V. A. Oland (25). Office of the Secre- (25). Pittsburgh Naval Reactors/ Bouvia (35), Terry A. Taylor (25), tary - Ingrid A.C. Kolb (25). Policy & NNSA - Earl D. Shollenberger (30). Charles E. Toney (34). ❖

June 2004 15 LANL/Sandia nanocenter June 2004 Carbon drill pipe may aid moves closer to reality U.S. oil, gas industry Groundbreaking ceremonies were On May 17, 2004, the Department held in late May 2004 for the Center of Energy (DOE) announced the de- for Integrated Nanotechnologies velopment of a new “composite” drill (CINT) at the Department of Energy’s pipe that is lighter, stronger, and (DOE) Los Alamos (LANL) and more flexible than steel. The new Sandia National Laboratories pipe, made from carbon fiber resins, (Sandia). The ceremonies took place was developed under a four-year at the sites of the center’s Core Facil- $3.6 million cooperative agreement ity in Albuquerque, N.M, and the managed by DOE’s National Energy Gateway to Los Alamos facility. Technology Laboratory. The pipe, LANL and Sandia will operate Yucca Mountain Project possibly the next major technical CINT jointly. The center is com- at four million safe hours achievement emerging from the gov- prised of the two new facilities The Yucca Mountain Project, under ernment-industry natural gas research and the existing CINT Gateway to the jurisdiction of the Department of program, could significantly benefit Sandia. The Core Facility will in- Energy’s (DOE) Office of Civilian Ra- U.S. energy production. clude synthesis labs for chemical dioactive Waste Management, recently “This is another example of the and biological work, characterization reached a significant safety milestone. technology breakthroughs in the labs for optical and laser work, and Employees have achieved four million arena of domestic energy production Class 1000 clean rooms for integra- safe hours without a lost workday. being carried out by our Office of tion operations. The CINT Gateway “This accomplishment confirms Fossil Energy,” Secretary of Energy to Sandia will focus on nanomaterials that employees have accepted a Spencer Abraham said. “To reach and microfabrication from the exist- safety culture,” notes John Mitchell, and recover untapped domestic oil ing Integrated Materials Research President and General Manager, and gas reserves, we must have the Laboratory, while synthesis and char- Bechtel SAIC Company, LLC, the ability to inexpensively drill highly acterization labs at the CINT Gateway Yucca Mountain Project management deviated or horizontal holes.” to Los Alamos will primarily focus on and operating contractor. “Every em- The drill pipe was successfully field biosciences and nanomaterials work. ployee can take pride in this remark- tested at two Oklahoma sites. At a The $76 million CINT is one of able accomplishment.” previously producing site, the well was five new Nanoscale Science Research Scott Wade, Director, Environment, drilled another 1,000 feet where it Centers being built by DOE’s Office Safety, and Health Division, DOE struck an oil-bearing zone. In another of Science to provide researchers Office of Repository Development, test, a 60-foot radius, 1,000-foot lateral with world-class facilities for the in- concurs. “Achievement of five million was punched through hard sandstone terdisciplinary study of matter at the hours and beyond can be realized if from a shallow well in a successful atomic scale. The other centers will we all seek continuous improvement, search for gas. Integrated Directional be located at Argonne, Brookhaven, utilize lessons learned, and involve Resources, Lafayette, La., has placed Lawrence Berkeley, and Oak Ridge all employees in practicing and pro- the first commercial order for the com- National Laboratories. moting safety.” posite drill pipe. ❖

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